Tidbit's For Trails

Oatmeal Cookies

Oats and Spring wheat, Tennessee's 'amber waves of grain' along byways and trails, provide a homegrown base for a bit of something sweet - your perfect picnic dessert.


1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup organic shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 cups quick cooking oats
1/2 cup raisins


Cream sugars and shortening until light and fluffy, add eggs and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and add to mixture. Stir in oats and raisins. Roll into logs and chill well. Slice and bake in 350 degree oven 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. Remove from oven. Place on wire rack to cool.




" The greater the prosperity, the deeper the sense of gratitude to the Almighty." ~ Sarah Childress Polk 


James and Sarah Polk are buried in a tomb on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol Building in Nashville, Tennessee. For more information see http://www.jameskpolk.com/